Eye for hook and eye



Dec., 4, 1956 A. DovlcA EYE FOR Hoox AND EYE Filed June 13, 1952 if ib 59 f5 ya' 4f j@ 4 ANTHONY DUV/C14 IN V EN TOR. HUEBNER 9E E HL EP, WOR/PEL HERZ/6 A TTONEKSZ WW United States Patent O EYE FOR HOOK AND EYE Anthony Dovica, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 13, 1952, Serial No. 293,357

Claims. (Cl. 24.-227) This invention relates to an eye construction, particularly as used in association with a hook in the combination of a hook and eye used in mens trou-sers.

lt is an object of this invention to provide an eye of new and improved construction incorporating a positive and efficient means for securing the same to trousers.

lt is another object of the invention to `provide such a new and improved eye which will not accidentally, or through use, become dislodged or loosened from its position of securement.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a new and improved eye construction of the desired character described, means elevating the operative portion of the eye above the subject surface of the trousers to facilitate its union with the hook with which it is to be associated.

Another further object of the invention is the provision of an eye for a hook and eye adapted to stand out from the surface of a garmentupon which it is attached.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved eye for hook and eye which can be easily attached to a garment without sewing.

Yet another object of the invention is the provision in an improved hook and eye of an eye construction in corporating new and improved features of strength asso- -ciated with efiiciency and economy in its installationand production.

A further object of the invention is to provide improvements over prior art devices heretofore contemplated for similar purposes.

Other and more specific objects and advantages will appear and be brought out more fully in the following specification considered with reference to the accompanying drawings throughout which like parts are designated -by like numerals.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a fragmentary view of the yportion at the waistband of a mans trousers showing, in perspective, a hook and eye, the latter of which embodies this invention in a preferred form.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken 'as on a line 2 2 of Figure l.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan sectional View as on` a line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of an eye embodying this invention in the preferred form of `the preceding figures.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a blank used `for forming one portion of the eye illustrated in Figurefl.

Figure 6 is a View similar to Figure 3, showing a modied form of eye construction embodying this invention.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the` blank of a portion of the eye corresponding to Figure 5 and also showing said form in an intermediate stage of its manufacture prior to its securement to a garment.

Figure 8 is a plan view of the blank for forming the portion of the eye illustrated in Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a perspective view similarto. Figure 7, of a further modified formfof a corresponding portion of an eye embodying this invention.

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Figure l() is a plan view of the blank for formingthe portion `of Figure 9.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shownby way of illustration but not of limitation, therfly` portion of a pair of trousers comprising a right ily part 21 and a left fly part` 20, in the rst of which is secured an eye generally designated at23, embodying a preferred form of this invention, and in the right part of which is.

shown, in dotted outline, a hood 24- of` conventional form adapted to be used with said eye 23.

Having first reference to the form of eye illustrated in,

Figures 1 through 5, as most clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4, there is a base plate portion 25 and an eye forming portion 26.`

The plate ZS is generally rectangular, with rounded corners 27, and, like the portion 26 and. the hook 24, is formed preferably of sheet metal ordinarily about 132 of an inch thick. portion 28, and anoifset end defining Wings 29 and 30, 'said offset at 3l and 32 being of suiiicient dimensions to approximate the thickness of the material of which the eye forming portion 26 is made, i. c., approximately 1,(,2 of an inch, as stated. Thus, in the assembled condition of the parts, the offset 3l and 32 compensates for the thick: ness of the arrowhead or hook-like ends 33 of theportion 26 when they are `bent over, as will be explainedinto the condition shown in Figure 2.

The plate 2'5 is further preferably formed with cutouts 34 and 3S in the region of the offset` 32 and 31, respectively, said cutouts being generally trapezoidal in configuration, with their longest sides E6 directed inwardly and with their shortest sides 37 directed. outwardly, and` including cutout walls in the offset 31 and 32. The edges 37 are spaced outwardly from the inside surface 38 of the offset to accommodate for the thickness of the shank 39, so that when the two parts 25 and 26 are joined, in a manner to be described, the eye opening 40 thus formed,

will be of substantially uniform diameter from side` to side of the eye body.

The eye-forming portion 26 is, as stated, formed with opposed hook-like ends 33 separated from the main or central body 41 by said shank portions: 39 respectively formed with dimples or the like stilening ridges 42. IThe Shanks 39 are preferably scored at 43, or otherwise optionally weakened thereat, in order that the hooks 33 may be bent at right angles to the shank along such lines.

During its manufacture the portion 26 may be bent as along lines 44, at right angles to the body 41, at positions in alignment with the edges 45 of an upturned lip` 46` formed at a slight angle to the body 4l, said angle being formed as along a line 46', to facilitate insertion of the hook within the eye after securement to the garment.

Said folds 44 are also formed immediately adjacent the dimples 42, so that the shanks 39 remain strengthened by said dimples.

Additional folds 47 define barbs 48, angularly disposed relative to the main body portions 49 of the respective hooks 33, said angles corresponding to the angles of the trapezoidal openings 34 and 35, as shown most clearly in Figure 4.

In order to secure `the instant eye in position, two holes are punched, as with a bodkin, through two or more layers of the subject cloth, usually consisting of the outer `cloth `and one or two reinforcing pieces thereunder. Such holes are spaced the same` distance from eachother as the length of the body of the eye between the bends 4d.

The hooks 33, as bent in the form shown in Figure 4, are then inserted through the holes in the cloth. The

plate portion 25 is positionedback of the holes in the cloth, with the hooks 33 respectively disposed through the corresponding openings 34 and 35, the parts `being in `the relationship shown in` Figure 4 prior to such insertion. The two portions 25 and 26 are then squeezed Patented Dec. 4, `1.956`

Said plate preferably comprises a central together with the lingers until the lower edges 50 of the dimples 42 engage against the wings 29 and 30. The angle of the barbs 48 is then straightened in alignment with the hooks 33, as by squeezing the barbs and hooks with a duckbill or similar tiattening plier. This locks the plates 25 and 26 permanently together against withdrawal. Thereupon, the flattened hooks 33 and the barbs 48 are bent back flush against the back side of the wings 29 and 3d, as shown most clearly in Figure 2.

The hooks will thus be bent back along the lines 43, and the distance between either line 43 and the correspond ing loweredge t) of its corresponding dimple 42 corresponds to the thickness of the material of the portion 2S.

The upturned lip 46, when the eye is secured on or immediately adjacent the customary raised seamline 5l found in many trousers, guides and facilitates the introduction of the hook 24 into the eye. Such hooking engagement in prior art eyes is rendered diiiicult, not merely because the eye does not stand above the surface of the trouser, as is ordinarily the case, but also because the raised seam in the trouser obstructs the eye. By the instant construction the eye is given a substantially rectangular configuration in vertical sectional view, as seen in Figure 2, and the two portions 25 and 26 are neatly associated, in their assembled relation, so as to provide a minimum of bulk, and are constructed so as to accommodate one another, even as to the thickness of the material of which they are made.

Now having reference to the embodiment of the modilied form of Figures 6, 7 and 8, all parts being otherwise similar to the preferred embodiment above described, are designated by like reference numerals.

In the form of said Figures 6 through 8, however, the hooks 33 and the shank 39 are angularly disposed relative to the general direction of the body 41, and the body is formed preferably with score lines 75, at its ends, to assure bending along parallel lines. Such bending can be accomplished without score lines if desired during the process of manufacture,

By this construction, when the several parts of the eyeforming portion are bent as shown in Figure 7, the body 41 is angulated with respect to the fabric 21, against which and through which it is secured, again facilitating the introduction of the hook which enters from the lefthand side of the eye, as illustrated in Figure 6.

The further modified form of Figures 9 and 10 illustrates the use of a body 41 in association with the hooks 33, in a manner similar to their relationship with such hooks in previous embodiments, except that the body 41 is held parallel with the surface of the garment to which it is secured, and no portion thereof is tilted upwardly, or angulated away from the surface of the garment to facilitate securement of the hook thereunder, in accordance with the preferred teachings of the previously described figures.

It may be noted, particularly with respect to the forms of the first eight iigures, that, due to the fact that the body 41, including the lip 46 of the preferred form of the device, overlies the holes in the garment through which the shank 39 extends, a neater and more pleasing appearance of the assembled eye is thereby provided. A portion of the body at the back side thereof may be curved, as shown, in order to provide a narrower eye body portion for a more pleasing and distinctive appearance.

Although I have herein shown and described my invention in what I have conceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of my invention, which is not to be limited to the details disclosed herein, but is to be accorded the full scope of the claims so as to embrace any and all equivalent structures and devices.

What I claim is:

v1'. An eye for a hook and eye, said eye comprising a plate sheet metal portion of generally rectangular shape having oifsets corresponding to the thickness thereof, said offsets being formed on opposite ends of said plate portion and in the same direction, said plate portion being formed at said oiisets with openings therethrough, said openings extending through said oisets and toward the ends of said plate a distance approximately equal to the thickness of the material thereof, an eye forming medial portion and Shanks at opposite ends thereof disposed at right angles thereto, said Shanks terminating in hooks having barb portions disposed at an angle relative to the body of said shanks respectively, and the barbs associated with the respective Shanks being in opposed flared relationship relative to one another, the angle of said flare conforming to the angle of said openings for insertion through said openings respectively, and being further bent and flattened against said plate portion outwardly of said offset.

2. In an eye for a hook and eye, said eye having a hook receiving body portion, the improvement comprising parallel opposed Shanks at opposite ends of said body delining shank portions adapted to be inserted through openings in a cloth to which the eye is to be secured, each of said shank portions having longitudinal reinforcement formed therein, and a hook-shaped end having lateral barbed portions angularly disposed in opposed relationship relative to one another and each lying in plane making an obtuse angle with the body of said shank, a portion of said body being angularly disposed relative to the plane of said body as and for a hook guide lip.

3. In an eye for a hook and eye, said eye having a hook receiving body portion, the improvement comprising parallel opposed Shanks at opposite ends of said body defining shank portions adapted to be inserted through openings in a cloth to which the eye is to be secured, each of said shank portions having longitudinal reinforcement formed therein, and a hook-shaped end having lateral barbed portions angularly disposed in opposed relationship relative to one another and each lying ina plane making an obtuse angle with the body of said shank, said` body portion being angularly disposed and one edge thereof tilted upwardly relative to a plane perpendicular to said shanks axis.

4. In an eye for a hook and eye, said eye having a hook receiving body portion, the improvement comprising parallel opposed shanks at opposite ends of said body defining shank portions adapted to be inserted through openings in a cloth to which the eye is to be secured, each of said shank portions having longitudinal reinforcement formed therein, and a hook-shaped end having lateral barbed portions angularly disposed in opposed relationship relative to one another and each lying in a plane making an obtuse angle with the body of said shank, said eye including a plate portion of sheet metal having openings respectively corresponding to the crosssectional greatest area of said shank at said hook-shaped ends, said body portion and said plate portion having complementary abutments retaining in hook-accommodating spaced relationship With respect to their central portions, said plate portion being offset at the ends thereof to accommodate said hook-shaped ends, said ends being folded back after insertion through said openings in a plane substantially parallel to said plate portion and flush therewith.

5. In an eye for a hook and eye, said eye having a hook receiving body portion, the improvement comprising parallel opposed Shanks at opposite ends of said body dening shank portions adapted to be inserted through -openings in a cloth to which the eye is to be secured, hook shaped ends having lateral barbed portions angularly disposed relative to and lying in planes making obtuse angles with the body of the respective shanks, said shank portions each having a transverse abutment formed therein, and a plate portion of generally rectangular shape having offsets corresponding to the thickness thereof on opposite ends of said plate, said plate being formed at said offset with openings, said openings extending `through said oiset, said openings `accommodating respective hook shaped ends of said Shanks, said hook shaped ends being bent and flattened against said plate outwardly of said offset.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Zaretzky Sept. 10, 1895 Friedman et al. June 3, 1924 Calm July 21, 1931 Churchill ..v Mar. 28, 1944- 

